The Seattle Seahawks are off till reporting for coaching camp in July, giving followers loads of time to obsess over the roster and who will make the lower come closing cuts in August.
For Seattle, it’s the primary offseason beneath new head coach Mike Macdonald, with normal supervisor John Schneider in full management from a roster perspective. With that in thoughts, and with the 90-man roster largely set for coaching camp, right here’s a take a look at how the roster by place compared to offseasons previous.
Previous 90 man roster breakdowns
Place
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
6/21/2024
Common
Present distinction from common
Place
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
2021
2022
2023
6/21/2024
Common
Present distinction from common
QB
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3.3
0.3
RB
5
4
5
5
8
8
5
6
7
6
7
6
6.0
0.0
FB
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
0
0
0
1.5
1.5
TE
5
6
6
5
6
6
7
6
6
6
6
6
5.9
-0.1
WR
12
13
12
12
13
12
14
13
13
13
12
11
12.6
1.6
C/G
8
9
9
10
8
9
9
10
9
9
9
9
9.0
0.0
T
7
6
6
5
6
4
6
5
8
6
5
8
5.8
-2.2
DE
7
7
7
9
7
7
5
6
7
6
5
7
6.6
-0.4
DT
8
7
9
8
8
9
7
9
8
3
7
5
7.5
2.5
LB
12
12
11
10
10
10
10
11
8
15
16
15
11.4
-3.6
CB
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
11
10
11
9.8
-1.2
S
6
6
6
6
6
7
7
8
7
9
7
7
6.8
-0.2
P
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1.1
0.1
Ok
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1.3
0.3
LS
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1.4
0.4
Whole
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
90
91
90
90
91
90
N/A
A few fast notes, the primary of which is one thing astute readers will rapidly discover, and that’s that 2010, 2011 and 2020 are lacking. The explanation for that is that previous to 2012 offseason rosters have been capped at 80 gamers, with the 2011 collective bargaining settlement increasing the offseason roster to 90 gamers starting with the 2012 offseason. As well as, the 2020 COVID Modification to the CBA restricted the coaching camp roster to 80 gamers, limiting the meaningfulness of comparisons between the roster in that coaching camp relative to the seasons round it.
The second notice is that this breakdown doesn’t keep in mind the reported signing of UFL operating again Ricky Individual that was reported earlier within the week. This isn’t to say that the staff received’t truly be including Particular person to the roster, however for the reason that staff has not formally introduced the transfer, together with the corresponding roster transfer, it’s not included on this desk.
One factor that does bounce out from the desk fairly rapidly on the offensive aspect of issues, although, is how a lot lighter the staff is at large receiver in comparison with years previous. This might present some perception into why the staff has been understanding receivers in current weeks, because the 11 wideouts at present on the roster can be the least to enter coaching camp throughout the John Schneider period.
The Hawks additionally appear to have plenty of our bodies on the deal with spot, nonetheless, that is partially as a result of the truth that they’ve Max Pircher on the roster, who comes with a roster exemption as a result of his standing as a member of the Worldwide Participant Pathway program. That signifies that whereas the staff has eight tackles on the roster, solely seven of them are literally on the 90-man roster, with Pircher representing the additional participant.
As well as, the numbers on the defensive aspect have the staff heavier than years previous at linebacker, whereas lighter on the line of defense. This is smart as a result of shift in personnel and scheme in current seasons, and for these curious the breakdown between the line of defense and linebacker shouldn’t be all that dissimilar from what Macdonald had in Baltimore.
There may, clearly, be some shuffling of the roster between now and the beginning of coaching camp, so that is one thing that may be revisited as soon as coaching camp opens.
